In 2004, when I entered in college I choose my degree from a list of top employability degrees from the top schools in Portugal. What a terrible mistake I made! When people asked me about what degree I will pursue, I reply “I don’t know”, so one of the most common phrases I heard at … [Read more…]
At the beginning of every year, I sit down myself and start writing my yearly goals. Those goals are the ones that I will be committed to accomplishing during the year and I think that they will guide me to my life purpose or whatever I can call to the things that I dream for … [Read more…]
When I was 12 years old I saw every summer the Tour the France and the unbelievable guys that ride the most difficult climbs in France, during 3 weeks. After every Tour the France day, I thought “I want to do that!”. I leave my parents’ home with my MTB bike, start climbing the most … [Read more…]
In our early days, we only respond to stimulus and to our survival instincts. This is the condition that defines our starting point in this life. As soon as we start growing up, our brain gains the capability to self-control our behaviors and emotions but there is one thing that we continue to respond as … [Read more…]
All the times I need to see a doctor I became with the clear notion that there is much room for improvement and innovation in healthcare. For a red mark on my skin, I had to lose half of my day and invest a lot of money to have a diagnosis, which is clearly too … [Read more…]
The technological evolution is so fast that some products are disappearing and we didn’t notice. There are some economic sectors where there has been a constant innovation and evolution but there are other sectors that require a trigger to start a new era of growth, change and innovation and completely transform their products or services. … [Read more…]
Before arranging my first full-time job, as the majority of fresh graduates, I did some job interviews. At the time, I rejected some job offers. And why? Because companies were not sufficiently attractive. Today I can understand why I rejected those jobs. All college students have one or two dream companies to work for but … [Read more…]
I’m sure you noticed that in the last few weeks I have been much more active on social media. Before, despite checking my social media accounts almost daily I did not post anything and had any action. I decided to change and start to show a little more of me and my thoughts. Why? Every … [Read more…]
When I started writing a blog, about one water dam near my house, I never thought that it would have much visibility. I started without any financial goal. My only goal was to show to the others one of the things that I like and interesting facts about the dam. Despite the non-frequent publications (approx. … [Read more…]
Bitcoin is for me one of the things that will boost a change in the world financial system. Traditional banking and money as we know are subjected to a high regulation that inhibits innovation and development but promotes safety, which makes the financial system quite resistant to the change. Despite the implicit security, the several … [Read more…]